Draft order dictates rules for granting PH port concessions
Stakeholders have until January 10 to submit their position papers on the draft memorandum circular (MC) that provides the implementing guidelines for the new…
Program to ease regulatory burden of 5 key PH industries progressing well, says DAP
The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) is gearing to implement its first batch of recommendations that seeks to reduce the regulatory burden of…
Philippine Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon said he is planning to build “world-class port facilities” in the medium term at the Manila port as he…
Cargo utilization, yard productivity high at MICT, South Harbor
Cargo utilization at the Philippines’ two main gateways—Manila International Container Terminal and Manila South Harbor— as of December 19 remain healthy at 60%, according…
PPA eyes cheaper gov’t-funded Davao-Sasa port upgrade plan
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Board has approved a request to abandon the P19.8-billion plan to redevelop Davao-Sasa port and will instead review a…
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will construct the Philippines’ first barge terminal for shipping containers between the Port of Manila and…
PH ports agency to revive shelved efforts to ratify FAL Convention
The Philippines, through the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), is resuscitating plans to adopt the Facilitation of the International Maritime Traffic Convention of 1965, popularly…
PH ports agency suspends tug assistance requirement at 14 terminals
Starting December 6, compulsory tug assistance at 14 ports will be suspended, according to the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). “In the exigency of service,…
PH cites benefits for ASEAN ports that link up with Maritime Silk Road
The Philippines is urging members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ports Association (APA) to align their policies and port infrastructure improvements…
ASEAN ports official identifies 2 biggest challenges of regional ports
Ports in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are encouraged to increase capacity to accommodate the changing nature of the shipping industry, specifically…
PPA to identify 5 priority ports for infra dev’t at ASEAN meet
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) will present its port infrastructure development plan, particularly five priority ports for improvement, at the 42nd Meeting of the…
Only TABS trucks exempt from number coding, truck ban – MMDA
Cargo trucks are not covered by the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program, otherwise known as number coding scheme, but still subject to the truck…
PPA forges ties with Port of Antwerp to sharpen PH supply chain
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has agreed to engage in maritime capacity building and technical cooperation with the Port of Antwerp International (PAI) and…
PH seaports further hike security measures as All Saints’ Day nears
With the expected passenger surge during the All Saints’ Day break, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is implementing stricter security checks at various ports…
PH transport agency gets specific on projects aimed at solving transport woes
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it needs an estimated initial budget of P3.859 billion for its proposed maritime projects, stressing that these can…
